Seeder.



J. L. JONES.

SEEDER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 1o, 190s.

1,083,746., VPawen'ed Jan.`6,1914.

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J. L. JONES.

SEEDER,

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 1o, 1908.

1,083,746" j Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

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nlljull J. L. JONES.

SBEDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1o, 1908.

1,083,'?46. Pateted Jan. 6, 1914.

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CGLUIBIA PLANocnAPM CD..WASMMN N,D. C.

J. L. JONES.

Patented J an. 6, 1914.

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JOHN L. JONES, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

SEEDER.

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To all 'Lo/0m t may concern.'

Be it known that l, loi-1N L. JONES, citizen ot the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county or" Peoria and State ot Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Seeders; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description oit'the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to malte and use the same.

This invention has reference to seeding machines and has for an objectthe provision of an improved form of seed-feeding devices for use in allforms ot seeding machines but particularly a seeder of the A end-gatetype.

f plane instead of revolving upon a horizontal axis as in somefof theolder forms of these devices.

A further object is to provide peculiarly constructed seed distributing`mechanism revoluble in a horizontal plane adapted for so-wing all kindsof small grains and grass seed.

A further object is to provide a seeding mechanism for the small grainsand grass-v seed operated fiom a common driving-shaft and delivered froma single hopper.

It is also my purpose to place the discharge openings from the hopperwhich lead to the usual seed spouts at substantially diametricallyopposite sides of the hopper so that the seed will be more readily,quickly and evenly discharged than through a single opening in thehopper as commonly employed. l am enabled by widely separating thespouts to place them more nearly vertical so as to in etlect actuallydrop the grain upon the fans or distributers the advantage of which isobvious. Furthermore a wider range of adjustment is possible than whenthe spouts diverge from a single opening.

Other objects will appear in the following specification and besidesthese objects the invention relates to certain details of constructionand arrangements of parts as will be pointed out herein and form thesubject matter ot' certain of the claims.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 10, 1908.

Patented Jan. 6, i914.

serial No. 447,706.

In the drawings: Figure l is a front elevation of a seeder of theend-gate type showing certain of my improvements embodied therein. Fig.2 is a side elevation with parts removed. Fig. 3 is a transversesectional elevation oi the same on line 00 u Fig. 1. Fig. 31 is aperspective view of a portion of a grassseed discharge plate. Fig. 4L isa plan o t a supporting frame ot the seeder showing grass-seedingmechanism. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the same on line g/ y Fi0. l. Fig. 5a is an elevation of part of the seeder frame in sectionand a grass-seed cut-oit taken on line e e Fig. t. Fig. 6 is a plan oit'a part of that shown in Fig. l with other parts mo-unted thereon. Fig. 7is a perspective view of a part of the seeding machine showing means ioradjusting certain members which govern the amount of grassseed or graindelivered to the fans. Fig. 8 is a plan of a plate for operating certaincut-oit2 members which govern the delivery oi' grass-seed. F 9 is a planof parts illustrated in Fig. 6 showing a complete cutc-tt plate orvalve. Fig. l0 is also a plan showing parts illustrated in Fig. 9 andadded members including an agitator. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of amember for closing one of the openings leading from the iopper to thegrass-seed delivery plate. Fig. lla is a sectional elevation of part ofa seedfeeding wheel with the member shown in Fig. l1 in connectiontherewith. Fig. l2 is a detail showing parts of a seed-agitator andseed-feeding wheel.

The reference letter A indicates the endgate usually provided as asupport for seeding machines of the type illustrated, near the top otwhich is attached a cast trame indicated -at B clearly shown in Fig. 4l.Attached also in any suitable manner to the end-gate near the bettom7 isa second cast frame C, these two frames being connected by a memberllwhich together with the endgate, lirmly braces both said frames.Attached at the middle ot its length to the cuter end of the lower trameC is a bar E, Figs. l and 3 which lies parallel to the endgate and toeach end ot which a casting F is attached as by means of bolts G.interposed between each frame F and the endgate is a spool or sleeve Hthere being one shown in Fig. Q, the said spool and there/astinf; Fbeing rigidly secured to the end-gate as by means ot bolts J, Figs. land 2.

K K represents two vertical shafts each Y provided with a fan and eachhaving its bearing n the casting F and in the extremity also of an arm Lof said casting as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The upper frame or casting B has a depending yoke B, Fig. 3, and in thesaid frame is a central bore indicated at 11 up through which extends ashaft B3 driven from any suitable source, there being a shoulder 12 toreceive a grass-seed delivery plate 13, secured in any Suitable mannerto the shaft and consequently revoluble therewith and provided with anannular shoulder 14 to rest seed-tight upon said shoulder 12, the platebeing allowed to freely turn thereon. This however is a preferredconstruction and any other manner of fitting the member may be employed.The surface of the plate as shown in Fig. 3a and in Fig. 6 is providedwith a series of raised ribs 15 which preferably have vertical faces formoving the grass-seed toward the discharge openings, said ribs beingpreferably beveled rearwardly away from said faces. Through the castingB at each side of the bore 1l is a vertical discharge opening 16preferably horizontally elongated substantially as shown in Fig. 4.These openings 16 extend into short depending spouts 17 forming part ofsaid casting B as clearly shown in crosssection in Fig. 5 and into theseopenings it is designed that the grains or grass-seed be delivered toiinally reach the fans.

Resting upon the upper surfaces of the plate 13 or rather upon the ribs15 substantially diametrically opposite one another are two cut-offs 18,one end of each being provided on its under surface with a pin 19 asshown in Fig. 5a adapted to seat in holes I 2O` of the casting B toconstitute pivots for said cut-offs, the free ends of the latter beingadapted to move substantially radially upon the plate 13. Extendingupward from the top surface of each cut-off is a pin 21 which extendsthrough a slot 22 in a circular plate 23 resting in a seat of similarform in the casting B, the upper surface of said plate above the saidbore 11 being preferably substantially flush with the top surface ofsaid casting. The slots 22 are so disposed that as the plate carryingthem is shifted from side to side to the positions indicated by brokenline in Fig. 4, the pins 21 will carry the cut-offs across the plate asdescribed. It will be noted that in the figure last referred to thepivoted ends of the cutos lie close to the opening 16 and it will benoted also that these openings have communication with that part of themachine containing the seed plate 13 through opening 16 in the oppositewalls of the said casting B and when the cut-offs aremoved outward tothe position shown in broken lines, said openings 16 will be entirelyclosed these members constituting a wall substantially the same heightas the walls of the casting in which is the bore 11. Vhen the plate 23is shifted toward the left, the cutoifs will be moved to close theopenings 16 leading from the upper surface of the plate 13 into thereceiving openings 16 and in this connection attention is called to Fig.3 wherein the cut-offs are not shown and in which vone of the openings16 is there illustrated as an unobstructed passage. In the figures theribs 15 of the grass-seed plate 13 are shown tangential to its hub sothat as said plate turns the ribs will be drawn beneath the cut-ois in ashearing manner, relative .to their outer surfaces in order to effect adischarge of the seed without injuring it as would more likely resultwere the ribs set radially. The plate 23 is provided with two openings24 (see Fig. 8) through which the grass-seed falls upon the plate 13,and move- -ment is imparted to said plate 23 through an extension or arm25 thereof.

In Fig. 6 the parts just described are surmounted by a grain cup 26having a central bore 27, corresponding in diameter to substantiallythat of plate 23, and adjacent to said bore is an annular raised rim 28,said cup virtually constituting the bottom of the hopper and having twoopenings 29 in its bottom to register with the openings 16 in the memberB. I next provide a seed-feeding wheel indicated by 30 comprising acentral rim 31 which lies in saidbore 27, a central cross arm, and hub32 and 33r respectively, and a series of spaced curved arms or teeth 34clearly shown in Fig. 6, their concave surfaces facing in the directionin which the wheel is to revolve'. Preferably the rim 31 is providedwith an annular groove 35 at its bottom to permit said rim to lit intothe bore 27 of the said seed cup 26 to form a snug working joint and ajoint through which the seed cannot work. rThe teeth 34 are raisedslightly above the bottom of the grain cup so that they cannot injurethe grain by a shearing `or grinding action. rl-he rim 31 extendsslightly above thel line of the teeth 34 and upon this rests a cut-offplate or valve 36 having an extended arm 37 by which it may be shifted.rilhe upper portion of the said grain cup is counterbored at 38 toreceive the said eut-off plate or valve 36 so that the upper surface ofthe latter will be flush with the top surface of its rim (see Fig. 3).The valve is provided with a central opening 39 communicating with thecentral bore of the seed-feeding` wheel and also with two other seedopenings 40. Lying above the valve 36 and resting upon the rim of theseed-feeding wheel is a hopper bottom 41 for carrying the hopper 42.Fig. 10 shows this hopper bottom or ring and the form of openings in itsbottom and beneath which the valve 36 is shown.

It is provided with a central opening 43 corresponding in size to thatof the central opening 39.

44 are two diametrically opposite segmental openings with which theopenings 4() of the valve are designed to register (see Figs. 9 and 10).

On the upper end of the shaft B3 is an agitator comprising a centralcasting 45 having a series of arms 46 provided with fingers or arms 47.rIwo of these diametrically opposite arms have a notch 48 to receivelugs 32 of the central arm 32 of the seed-feeding wheel. In Fig. 10 Ishow a pin 49 extending through the hub 33 and the shaft B3. The shaftin its revolution drives the agitator and the last named member impartsmovement to the seed-feeding wheel by engaging the lugs 32. W'hen thevalve 36 is thrown to the left as shown in full lines in Fig. 10 thesegmental openings 44 are closed so that the contents of the hoppercannot pass into the grain cup 26 to th-e seed-feeding-wheel 30. l/Vhenthe valve is thrown to the extreme right, the

said openings 44 are wide open so that the grain can pass through them.

I employ means for fixing the plate 23 and the valve 36 in any desiredposition. An extension 50 is cast with the cup 26 at the rear and uponthis the extension 37 of the valve slides. I have indicated threeconcentric spaces on said extension 50 which are divided into severalparts or divisions at any one of which the valve may be set to providefor the delivery of an amount of grain corresponding to the measurementsshown. The outer space is marked Oats,"` the adjoining space is markedBarley, and the innermost or third space is marked Vheat By this meansthe operator is enabled to deliver any desired quantity of any one ofthese grains by fixing the valve at the proper mark and thus provide anopening of the proper area. In the extension 37 is an L-shaped member 51Figs. 2 and 3 whose lower end is adapted to engage the under surface ofthe extension 50 and a thumb-nut 52 engages the upper threaded end ofsaid member and serves to lock the parts relatively. Thevmeans to lockthe plate 23 includes a casting 53 bolted to the under surface of theextension 50 just described, said casting having` slots 54, Fig. 6, oneof which is shown in Fig. 7 and through these slots bolts 55 extend.Said bolts pro vide for an adjustment of the casting longitudinally uponthe extension 50 by which certain indicating figures 56 on the castingcan be properly placed so that the cut-offs 18 can be set by the plate23 for a given amount of grass-seed to be discharged from the plate 13.The casting 53 lies just above the extension 25 of the plate 23 and saidextension 25 carries an upwardly extending the casting. A slot 57 in thecasting 53 receives a bolt 58 carried by the extension 25 and athumb-nut 59 on the lower end of the bolt is provided to set theindicator at the point described. Since the grass-seed and the grain aredelivered separately from the same receptacle 42 it is necessary in myform of seeder to provide means for covering or exposing one or theother of the seeding devices 13, 34 supplied therefrom according toneeds.

I have already described the valve 36 by which openings, leading to theseed feeding wheel 30 can be entirely closed as when it is desired tosow grass-seed. In order to close the entrance of the grass-seeddelivery plate 13 when sowing grain I show in Figs. 9, 11 and 11a themembers 60 of a form that can be seated in the openings in the center ofthe seed-feeding-wheel 30 to form closures for the latter. These restupon the cross arms 32 and the inwardly extending annular rim of theseed feeding-wheel as shown in Fig. 11a last referred to. This entirelycloses the openings so that grain cannot descend upon the grass-seedplate 13. rlhe members 60 are provided with convenient means at 61 bywhich they can be readily and easily handled.

I provide two fan spouts indicated at 62 and these are provided at theirtops with ears 63 which, by means of pins 64 are pivotally suspendedfrom lugs 65 cast with the frame B. The upper end of said spouts inclosethe depending short spouts 17 and their lower ends are suspended justabove the fans and are adapted to be shifted radially with regard to thelatter so that as in other devices of this kind the grain can bedelivered at various points on said fans to obtain the best results.

In Figs. 2 and 3 I have indicated at 66 a shifting device comprising anarm suitably pivoted to the lower end of one of the spouts, its upperend being secured to the end-gate, for instance as by means of athumb-nut 67 but I shall not go further into detail as to this shiftingdevice since it is well known in the art.

'Ihe horizontal revoluble seed feeding de vices illustrated anddescribed are applicable to any kind of seeder whether of the broad castend-gate type or to the common form of seeder. The advantage in seedingdevices of this character is that by revolving in a horizontal plane theseed can be delivered through two or more separate discharge openings.Ordinarily the grain is discharged into one opening and the flow is thendivided into two parts by means of a dividing wall or other device. Bymy devices I can govern the amount delivered upon each fan as I choose,that is to say, both fans can be made to deliver the same amount of seedor unequal amounts purposely according to the direction from which thewind is blowing or the force of the same. The grass-seed plate 13 givesthe same advantage as the Wheel 30 in that it also discharges into twoseparate openings and these openings are preferably common to both thegrain and grass-seed delivery members.

In many machines two hoppers are employed one for the grass-seed and onefor the grain and this necessitates many extra members and a complicatedarrangement of parts. In my machine however, the single feed receiver 42is common to both the grass seed hopper above the plate 23 and the graincup 26 and it is only necessary to close the openings to one of thelatter when the other is in use.

The hopper in reality extends entirely to the bottom of the grain cup 26the latter constituting the bottom of the said hopper the hopper bottom41 creating a partition and being provided in order to make use of thevalve 36 to governthe grain entering the seed feeding wheel. The hopperalso, as a matter of fact, extends-at the center entirely down to thegrass-seed plate 13 when grassseed is to be sown the members 60described, for closing the central openings, being employed only whennecessary. The grass-seed is discharged from the seed-plate 13 behindthe cut-offs 18 and in order that the seed will not be damaged betweenthem and the vertical faces of the ribs 15 the latter are of a heightthat will equal the thickness of the seed so that in the revolution ofthe plate the seeds carried under are merely brushed aside without beingcut or sheared.

My improved seeder is distinguished by its use of two separate seedreceiving recesses within the hopper each being provided with a separateclosure and communieating with a common discharge opening or openingsleading to the distributer or fan and the hopper can thus be used forgrain or for grass-seed distribution by closing one or the other of therecesses by means of the closure provided therefor and both kinds ofseed are delivered to the distributer through the same channel orchannels according to whether one or two distributers are employed. Thedischarge openings for the seed are not located so as to discharge bygravity directly from the hopper, but by preference are arranged so thatboth the grain and grass-seed are positively discharged thereto by theseed feeding members 13 and 30.

In order that the operation of seeding will be clearly understood thefollowing is to be observed VVhen the members 60 are put in positionwith the openings 40 and 29 free for the passage of the seed to beplanted, the hopper or receptacle when supplied with grain can depositit into the spouts 62 it being clear by a study of Fig. 6 that if the'openings through which the plate 13 is observed is closed by saidmembers 60 the grain will be deposited through the opening 40 into theseed cup 26 when it will be swept by the teeth 34 into the openings 29and thence into the spouts 62 upon the fans. If, however, the openings40 and 29 are closed by covering the openings 44 of the hopper bottom 41with the plate 36 then grass seed with which the hopper or receptacle 42can be filled will be deposited upon the vplate 13 through the openingsbeneath the members 60, after the latter are removed, which will beejected through the openings 16 and 16 into the spouts 62. But as grainand grass seed are sometimes sown together they may, if desired, bemixed and delivered from the hopper 42 through the openings 40 asbefore, the members 60 being then put in place. It is seen, therefore,that either grain or the grass seed is sown separately from the hopper42 through separate mechanism suitable in size and structure toaccommodate and properly deliver them, or that both may be sown togetherthrough the path usually employed for the sowing of the grain alone. Theonly containing hopper for the grain or the grass seed is the member 42and the seed cup 26 and the grass seed hopper, so called, constituted bythe wheel-rim 31 are merely aids thereto and these are virtually partsof the member 42 when exposed and receive seed therefrom, so that saidmember 42 practically has two separate compartments usable separately atwill.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a seeding machine thecombination of a hopper, a seed compartment beneath it having a centralopening in the bottom and an outer opening, a diaphragm separating thehopper and said compartment, and provided with a central and an outeropening, a seed-feeding wheel in said compartment, means to close theouter diaphragmopeningto the latter, there being included in thestructure a conduit connecting the two central openings, and means toclose one of the said central 'openings 2. In a seeding machine thecombination of a hopper, a seed compartment beneath it having a centralopening in its bottom and an outer opening, ak diaphragm separating thehopper and said compartment and provided with a central and an outeropening, a seed-feeding wheel in said compartment, means to close theouter diaphragm-opening, there being included in the structure a conduitconnecting' the central openings of the diaphragm and the compartmentand extending through the latter, a seed-plate beneath the centralopening of the compartment and seated in an extension of the latterthere being an opening above the seed-plate in the side wall of saidextension between said plate and the bottom of the said compartment.

3. The combination of a hopper, a receptacle beneath said hopper, adividing diaphragm separating the hopper and said receptacle andprovided with a central opening, and having a second opening outwardfrom the central one, and a valve to close the said second opening.

4. rlhe combination of a hopper, a receptacle beneath said hopper, adividing diaphragm separating the hopper and the receptacle and providedwith a cent-ral opening, and having a second opening outward from saidcentral one, means to regulate the size of the outer opening, and meansto close the said central one.

5. The combination of an open hopper, a receptacle beneath the samehaving a dis-A charge opening in its bottom, a dividing diaphragmbetween the hopper and the receptacle and provided with a centralopening beneath that of the diaphragm, and an opening outward therefrom,a seed feeding wheel rotatable in said receptacle beneath the seconddescribed opening and including an annular rim dividing the receptacleinto a central and an annular chamber separate from one another, therebeing a discharge opening in the bottom of the annular chamber beneaththe diaphragm, and a valve in control of the outer opening of the saiddiaphragm.

6. The combination of a hopper, a receptacle beneath and communicatingwith the same provided with a central opening in its bottom, a seedplate beneath said opening, a diaphragm between the hopper and saidreceptacle and provided with an opening disposed centrally of the hopperand provided with a second opening outward from the first, a rotatinghorizontally disposed seed feeding wheel seated in the receptacle andadapted to rotate beneath the said second opening, said wheel includingan annular rim seated in the bottom of the receptacle and extending upto near the central opening of the diaphragm and substantially of thesame diameter as said opening, and a valve in control of the secondopening.

7. The combination of an open hopper, a receptacle beneath andsupporting the same having a central opening in its bottom for thedischarge of seed, a seed feeding wheel in the receptacle rotated upon avertical axis and provided with an annular rim seated in the opening ofthe receptacle, and dividing the latter into two separate compartments,and a diaphragm separating the hopper from the receptacle and providedwith an opening communicating with the outer of the compartments, therebeing a discharge opening leading from the bottom of said receptacle.

8. The combination of an o-pen hopper, a receptacle beneath the sameprovided with a central opening' in its bottom, and a second opening insaid bottom inward from said central opening, a seed-feeding wheelrotatable in the receptacle on a vertical aXis and having an annular rimconstituting a wall surrounding the said central opening, a dividingdiaphragm between the receptacle and the hopper provided with a centralopening and having a second opening in communication with the receptacleoutside the rim of the said wheel, and a valve in control of the saidsecond opening.

9. The combination of an open hopper, a receptacle beneath it having acentral opening in its bottom, a diaphragm separating the hopper fromthe receptacle and having a central opening and also having an openingbetween its outer periphery and the said central opening, a seed-feedingwheel rotatable on a vertical axis within the receptacle, and providedwith an annular flange seated in the central opening of the receptacleand constituting a passage from the central opening of the diaphragmthrough the receptacle to the central opening of the same, a valve incontrol of the other opening of the diaphragm, and an opening in thebottom of the receptacle beneath said diaphragm.

l0. The combination of an open hopper, a receptacle beneath it having acentral opening in its bottom, la seed plate beneath said opening, aseed-feeding wheel rotatable on a vertical axis in said receptacle andhaving an annular rim adapted to register with said opening, a dividingdiaphragm separating the hopper and the receptacle, and having a centralopening in register with the wheel rim` and provided also with anopening above the receptacle, a valve in control of the last namedopening, and a driving shaft common to the seed plate and seed-feedingWheel.

l1. The combination of an open hopper provided in its bottom with adiaphragm having a central opening and a. second opening adjacentthereto, a receptacle beneath the diaphragm and having in its bottom acentral opening and having a discharge opening therein at twosubstantially diametricallv opposite sides of the central one, aseedplate beneath said central opening, a hori- Zontally rotatableseed-feeding wheel in the receptacle provided with an annular rimforming a conduit frpm the hopper through the receptacle t-o theseed-plate, a seed distributing fan beneath each of the dischargeopenings of the receptacle, and a seed tube communicating with each ofthe last named rically opposite sides of the` central one, a

seed-plate beneath said central opening, a horizontally rotatableseedfeeding wheel in the receptacle provided with an annular rim forminga conduit from the hopper `through the receptacle to the seed-plate, a

seed distributing fan beneath each of the discharge openings of thereceptacle, a seed tube communicating with each 'of the last namedopenings, and overhanging one of the two fans, and each alsocommunicating with the central opening of the receptacle, and a memberinterposed between the central opening and the seed tubes.

13. The combination of an open hopper provided in its bottom with adiaphragm having a central opening and a second opening adjacentthereto, a receptacle beneath the diaphragm and having in its bottom acentral opening and having a discharge opening therein at twosubstantially diametrically opposite sides of the central one, aseed-plate beneath said central opening, a horizontally rotatableseed-feeding wheel in the receptacle provided with an annular rimforming a conduit from the hopper through the receptacle "to theseed-plate, a seed distributing fan beneath each of the dischargeopenings of the receptacle, a seed tube communicating with each of thelast named openings, and overhanging one of the two fans, and each alsocommunicating with the central opening of the receptacle, and a valve incontrol of the second opening of the diaphragm.

14. 'Ihe combination of an open hopper Vprovided in its bottom with adiaphragm having a central opening and a second opening adjacentthereto, a receptacle beneath the diaphragm and having in its bottom acentral opening and having a discharge opening therein at twosubstantially diametrically opposite sides of the central one, aseedplate beneath said central opening, a horizontally rotatableseed-feeding wheel in the receptacle provided with an annular rimforming a conduit from the hopper through the receptacle to theseed-plate, a seed distributing fan beneath each of the dischargeopenings of the receptacle, a seed tube communicating with each of thelast named openings, and overhanging one of the two fans, and 'each alsocommunicating with the central opening of the receptacle, a valve incontrol of the second opening of the diaphragm, and a member interposedbetween the cent-ralv opening and the seed tubes.

15. The combination of a hopper having a central opening at its bottom,and an opening adjacent to it, a receptacle beneath the hopper, having acentral opening in its bottom and having a second opening adjacent tosaid central one, a seed-feeding wheel in said receptacle, including anannular rim forming a conduit from the hopper through the receptacle, avalve to control the second opening of the diaphragm, means to close thecentral opening of the latter, and a seedplate in the central opening ofthe receptacle below its bottom, there being a discharge opening betweenthe said seed-plate and the said. bottom. v

16. In a seeder the combination of a seed compartment, having a centralopening and an outer opening in its bottom, a seeding device revolubleon a vertical aXis within said compartment and adapted to carry the seedto the said opening, said device having a hollow hub in the form of thesaid outer opening and having an annular rim or hub within saidcompartment separating the openings from one another and forming apassage for seedto the central one.

17. In a seeding machine the combination of a hopper having two separatecompartments, one of them having a discharge outlet, the othercompartment being in communication with said outlet, a closure for thecompartment having said opening, a seed feeding` device for saidcompartment, a revoluble seed feeding device in the other of thecompartments, the same comprising Aa plate having a series of raisedribs upon its upper seed receiving face extending from near its middleto its periphery, means overlying` said ribs and adjustable upon theplate to govern the discharge of the seed, a closure for eachcompartment, and a shaft to impart motion to both devices.

18. In a seeding machine the combination of a hopper having two separatecompartments, one of them having a discharge outlet, the othercompartment having communication therewith, a closure for thecompar'tment having said outlet, said closure having. an openingtherein,}a valve to control the opening, a revoluble seed feeding devicefor said compartment, a revoluble seed feeding device` in the othercompartment comprising a plate to receive seed wfrom the hopper andprovided with a series of ribs extending up therefrom and extending fromnear its center of revolution toward its peripheral edge, a memberoverlying said ribs and 'pivoted upon a portion of the machine adjacentto the discharge outlet, means to shiftthe member across the faceof Vtheplate, and a closure for the compartment having said plate.

19. In a seeding machine, a hopper having a discharge outlet, a seedfeeding plate mounted on a vertical axis and having its peripheral edgeadjacent to said outlet, and having a series of ribs extending up fromthe upper side of the plate and extending from near the center ofrevolution of said plate toward its edge, a member pivoted to the hopperand having a portion thereof JOHN L. JONES.

Witnesses:

E. J. ABERsoL, L. M. THURLOW.

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